Filing-cabinet.



L. SENGE.

FILING CABINET.

'APPLICATION FILED FEB. 4, 1910.

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dpceication of Letters Patent.

Application tiled February d, 1910. teria] lllo. odlld.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it' known that l, limonroe denen, a citizen ofthe United dtates, residing at Crescent Springs, in the county of Kenton and State of ll'entucky, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Filing- Cabinets, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had 'to the accompanying drawing, forming part of this specification.

ldy invention relates to IMI cabinets provided with sliding drawers, wherein it is desirable toprovide a stop to prevent the accidental withdrawal of the drawer from the cabinet, and also to provide a support for the drawer so that the saine can be pulled out to the greatest possible extent to give access to the entire interior of the drawer for the purpose of introducing removing or inspecting its contents.

lhe object of my invention is to provide a sin'iple and ecient mechanism to accomplish the above stated purposes which mechanism can be cheaply constructed, will be permanent, convenient in action, and can be l used in cabinets of either metal or wood construction, and also can be used in coinbination with any hind of drawer, whether for tiling purposes, storage, or any other use to which a drawer is or may be ut.

rlthe novelty of my invention will e hereinafter more fully set forth and specihcally pointed out in the claim. Y

ln the accompanying drawing: Figure l is a broken sectional side elevation of a cabinet containing two drawers, one of which is shown in a closed position, the other being opened and showing the application ofniy invention thereto. Fig. 2 isla perspective view of my improved drawer support.

'lhe same numerals of reference are used to indicate identical parts in both the hgures.

ln lTig. 1, l represents a side wall, 2 the rear 'wall and 3, 3 the shelves of any suitable cabinet. rlhe compartments formed by the walls and shelves just described are adapted to receive drawers 4l which may be of any suitable size and of any construction, the size and construction being deter mined by the use to which these drawers are to be put.

ln order to permit the drawers d to be extended as far as possible without the danger of the same falling out of the cabinet l interpose a drawer support 5 between the drawer 4t and the shelf 3. lThis drawer support 5 is preferably composed of sheet metal and has its side edges turned upwardly and outwardly as at d and 7, thus forming a double angle which may servev as a drawer runway.' rlhe front edge of the drawer support 5 is sheared in such manner that projections are left thereon which are afterward bent up to forni front drawer stops 8 and at about the center of the support, rear drawer stops 9 are formed by llshaped cuts; lnturned angle pieces 10 are fastened to the upturned edges ti and extend from about the center of the support to the rear end thereof, and a rod or wire ll is rolled into the rear edge of the support and extends approximate y the full width of the support and the outturned flanges 'l'. Support stops 12 composed of rubber or leather or any other suitable resilient or sound deadening material are suitably secured at or about the center of the sides of the drawer support, 'as shown, and antifriction rollers 13 may be employed where the drawer and its contents are either bulky or heavy. Y

Secured within the cabinet and to the side y walls thereof adjacent to the shelf 3 are runways la extending from about the middle of the side walls l to the rear thereof and engaging the rod 1l and a suitable stop 15 is secured at the front-inner edge of each side wall to engage the Shop l2. Any suitable device such as a hook 16 may be fastened to the bottom of the drawer at the rear to engage the angle pieces 10, and stops l are fastened to the bottom of the drawer in line with the sto s d and 9 of the support.

ln service the ro l1 is engaged under the guides 14 and the stops l2 raised over the stop l5 and brought behind the same. The drawer 4 has its hooks 16 brought into engagement with the angle pieces l0 and its stops 17 raised over the front stops 8 of the support 5. 'lhis assembles the apparatus and puts it in condition for use the drawer 4 being open. llpon closing the drawer the stops 17 travel away from the drawer stops 8 and toward the stops 9 thus picking up the drawer support and carrying it to the rear, the rod 11 traveling back in its .guide 14k unareareav rr, lar.

til the drawer is completely closed. Upon opening, the drawer slides forward along the drawer support until 'the stops 17 engage the front stops 8 thus picking up the drawer support and carrying it forward until its stops 12 engage the' sto s l5 at which time the drawer will be fu y extended, the rod 1l in its guides 14 supporting the vweight on the outer end of the drawer support and the hooks 16 in their guides l0 supporting the weight from the outer end of the drawer, as will be readily understood.

Having thus fully described my invention I claim:

In a drawer support for ling cabinets and the like the combination of a main supporting shelf, front sto s to limit the outward movement of the rawer, rear stops to limit the inward movement of the drawer with relation to the drawer support, stops to limit the outward movement of the drawer support with relation to the cabinet, supporting guides to maintain the horizontal position of the drawer support, and supporting guides to maintain the horizontal position of the drawer, substantially as described.

LIBORIUS SENGE.

Witnesses:

C. O. DIEHL, EDWARD PECK. 

